そうこう

See also: そうごう

Japanese

Etymology 1

    Alternative spelling
    然う斯う (rare)

    From そう (, that way) + こう (, this way).

    Pronunciation

    Adverb

    そうこう • (sō-kōさうかう (saukau)?

    1. this way and that way
      そうこうしているうちに
      sō-kō shiteiru uchi ni
      while doing this and that; eventually

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    そうこう • (sōkō

    1. 草稿: outline, draft, notes, manuscript
    2. 草冠: the Han script character component (radical 140, the grass radical)
    3. 壮行: rousing
    4. 装甲: armored, armoured
    5. 走行: traveling, driving
    6. 奏功: success, achievement, fruition
    7. 倉皇: hurry, bustle
    8. 霜降: (solar) "frost descent" (approximately October 23)
    9. 操行: conduct, deportment
    10. 艙口: hatch, hatchway (as on a ship)
    11. 糟糠: plain food, simple living
    12. 送稿: document transmission
    13. 奏効: efficacy

    Verb

    そうこうする • (sōkō surusuru (stem そうこう (sōkō shi), past そうこうした (sōkō shita))

    1. 走行: travel
    2. 奏功: achieve success
    3. 送稿: transmit documents
    4. 奏効: be effective

    References

    1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN